AST T3 Webinar on Achieving Equity in Solid Organ Living Donor Transplantation

Achieving Equity in Solid Organ Living Donor Transplantation Through Donor Protections and Financial Neutrality
Thursday, April 11, 2024 - 2:00 pm to 3:00 pm EDT

After participating in this webinar, the attendee will be able to:

1. Describe the financial implications of being a solid organ living donor today.
2. Discuss the recognized disparities in solid organ living donation.
3. Educate the transplant community on "Bills on the Hill", including existing donor protections, current initiatives, and areas of future need. (e.g. Living Donor Protections Act).
4. Share available stakeholder resources (e.g. AST Living Donor Financial Toolkit, NLDAC, AST Circle of Excellence, Donor Shield, state laws, etc.) and discuss strategies to achieve financial neutrality in solid organ living donation.

Speakers:

• Syed Husain, MD, MPH • Assistant Professor of Medicine, Nephrology, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY
• Amit Mathur, MD, FACS • Professor of Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Phoenix, AZ

Moderators:

• Andrea Tietjen, MBA, CPA • Assistant Vice President of Transplant Administrative Services, Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center, Livingston, NJ
• Krista Lentine, MD, PhD, FAST • Professor of Medicine, Saint Louis University School of Medicine, Saint Louis, MO

The AST Education Committee would like to thank the Living Donor Community of Practice (LDCOP) and Transplant Administration and Quality Management Community of Practice (TxAQM COP) for suggesting this topic as part of the 2023-2024 T3 webinar series. Learn more about AST's COPs at www.myast.org/cops .